The Atomic Age: Scientific Overview

by Dr. Frank Settle, Department of Chemistry, Washington & Lee University

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1. Introduction
2. Discovery of the Neutron (1932)
3. Playing with Neutrons (1934 - 1938)
4. Discovery of Fission (1938)
5. Discovery and Isolation of Plutonium (1941)
6. Controlled Fission Chain Reaction (1942)
7. The Chemistry and Metallurgy of Uranium Production
8. Uranium-235 Enrichment
9. Plutonium-239 Production
10. The First Atomic Bombs (1945)
11. Nuclear Reactors
12. Nuclear and Chemical Wastes
13. Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
14. Recycling Spent Nuclear Fuel
15. Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation
16. Problems
17. Case Study
18. Concept Map
19. Instructor Guide